ceiling returning ground to have reduces

Reverse Gravity

Spells Player’s Handbook

This spell reverses gravity in a 50-foot-radius, 100-foot high Cylinder centered on a point within range. All creatures and objects in that area that aren’t anchored to the ground fall upward

and reach the top of the Cylinder. A creature can make a Dexterity saving throw to grab a fixed object it can reach, thus avoiding the fall upward. If a ceiling or an anchored object is encountered in

Rope Trick

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a rope. One end of it hovers upward until the rope hangs perpendicular to the ground or the rope reaches a ceiling. At the rope’s upper end, an Invisible 3-foot-by-5-foot portal opens

Levitate

Spells Player’s Handbook

a wall or a ceiling), which allows it to move as if it were climbing. You can change the target’s altitude by up to 20 feet in either direction on your turn. If you are the target, you can move

up or down as part of your move. Otherwise, you can take a Magic action to move the target, which must remain within the spell’s range. When the spell ends, the target floats gently to the ground if it is still aloft.

Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including

ground below. A piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell encases a piercer's body, giving it the look and texture of a stalactite. That

Eater of Knowledge

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the eater of knowledge kills the target by extracting and consuming its brain. Spellcasting (Psionics). The eater of knowledge casts one of the

before returning to their masters with delicious secrets. Unlike illithids, which overwhelm their foes with psionic power, eaters of knowledge use their physical strength to hold prey while burly feeding

Wyrmreaver Gauntlets

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Originally crafted for ground-bound giant brawlers to fight against dragons and other enormous predators of the sky, these studded gauntlets are engraved with the dragon rune. While you are wearing

spectral fists that envelop the gauntlets and mimic your hand motions. The fists can also launch themselves to strike distant opponents, returning immediately to your space after they hit or miss

Transmute Rock

Spells Elemental Evil Player's Companion

sort in the area becomes an equal volume of thick, flowing mud that remains for the spell’s duration. The ground in the spell’s area becomes muddy enough that creatures can sink into it

. Each foot that a creature moves through the mud costs 4 feet of movement, and any creature on the ground when you cast the spell must make a Strength saving throw. A creature must also make the saving

Yeenoghu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s lair is a place of blood and death, populated by gnoll;gnolls, hyena;hyenas, and ghoul;ghouls (see the Monster Manual

. Yeenoghu causes an iron spike—5 feet tall and 1 inch in diameter—to burst from the ground at a point he can see within 100 feet of him. Any creature in the space where the spike emerges

Bones of the Earth

Spells Elemental Evil Player's Companion

You cause up to six pillars of stone to burst from places on the ground that you can see within range. Each pillar is a cylinder that has a diameter of 5 feet and a height of up to 30 feet. The

ground where a pillar appears must be wide enough for its diameter, and you can target the ground under a creature if that creature is Medium or smaller. Each pillar has AC 5 and 30 hit points. When

Yuan-ti Mind Whisperer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Sseth’s Blessing. When the yuan-ti reduces an enemy to 0 hit points, the yuan-ti gains 9 temporary hit points.Multiattack. The yuan-ti makes two Bite attacks and one Scimitar attack, or it makes

ground between two factions, and thus spend a lot of energy making sure none of their allies learn of their conflicting connections. Even among Sseth-worshiping communities, mind whisperers are known

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

or larger plant within the lair. Vine Wall. A wall of grasping vines appears on the ground within 120 feet of the Gardener. The wall is up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick, and it

back into the ground, freeing all creatures grappled by it, when the Gardener uses this lair action again or when the Gardener dies. Regional Effects The Eternal Garden has the following features

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of the following lair actions; it can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Green Slime. A green slime (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) appears on a spot on the ceiling that

Juiblex chooses within the lair. The slime disintegrates after 1 hour. Slippery Slime. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. When

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

. When Yeenoghu reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on his turn, Yeenoghu can take a bonus action to move up to half his speed and make a bite attack.Multiattack. Yeenoghu makes three

hands before ripping out its throat with his teeth.Yeenoghu’s Lair Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells, its barren hills and ravines serving as one great hunting ground

Astral Dreadnought

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

diameter with a ceiling 100 feet high. Like a stomach, it contains the remains of past meals. The dreadnought can’t be harmed from within the demiplane. If the dreadnought dies, the demiplane

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature and this damage reduces it to 0 hit points or it is incapacitated, the dreadnought swallows it. The

Zorak Lightdrinker

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises

stems and branches become twisted and thorny. Shadows cast within 500 feet of the lair seem abnormally gaunt and sometimes move as though alive. A creeping fog clings to the ground within 500 feet of the

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

initiative ties), Juiblex can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the

Square","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. The slime lasts for 1 hour or until it is

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

gravity reversal if he’s in the room, although he likes to use this action to land on a ceiling to attack targets flying near it. Baphomet casts mirage arcane, affecting a room within the lair

;The world is my hunting ground. Others are my prey.” 61–80 “Hate comes easily to me and explodes into rage.” 81–00 “I see those who oppose me not as

Dyrrn

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

","rollAction":"Extract Brain","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, Dyrrn kills the target by extracting and devouring its brain.Dyrrn can take 3

can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Dyrrn uses its Corruption action. A 30-foot-square area of ground within 120 feet of Dyrrn sprouts tentacles until initiative count 20 on the

Baba Yaga's Mortar and Pestle

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

fine powder that's equally useful for cooking or alchemy. At the start of each of your turns, whatever is in the mortar takes 4d10 force damage. If this reduces the target's hit points to 0, the target

command the mortar to travel, you can instead throw out the dust or paste of something ground by the mortar and name a location on a different plane of existence or a different world on the Material

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in

the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Keresta's control. Charm. Keresta targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see Keresta, the target must

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

result is rolled after it’s been used, you draw the next lowest unused tooth on the table. Sowing Teeth. To sow the tooth, you place it on the ground in an unoccupied space within your reach

, or you throw it into an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you in a body of water that is at least 50 feet wide and 50 feet long. Upon doing so, the tooth burrows into the ground and vanishes, leaving

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even

ground ripples and bursts over the monster, revealing itself as a wave of countless spiders. The tiny arachnids swarm the larger horror, girding it in skittering bodies. Fighting Arasta as a mythic

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a

heart absorbs damage that reduces it to 0 hit points, it is destroyed, and Strahd takes any leftover damage. The Heart of Sorrow has 50 hit points and is restored to that number of hit points each dawn

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Essential Reduction", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, it crumbles to dust.Decay and despair are bound up in

state but are hung with the dragon’s collection of nautical paintings, mirrors, and sun-colored tapestries. Numerous gold-and-glass hanging lanterns are suspended from the ceiling, giving the

Ancient Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

);{"diceNotation":"9d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Essential Reduction", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, it crumbles to dust.Decay and

from the ceiling, giving the place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets. Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in

Banishing Smite Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

attack reduces the target to 50 hit points or fewer, you banish it. If the target is native to a different plane of existence than the one you’re on, the target disappears, returning to its home

Levitate Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

as a wall or a ceiling), which allows it to move as if it were climbing. You can change the target's altitude by up to 20 feet in either direction on your turn. If you are the target, you can move up

or down as part of your move. Otherwise, you can use your action to move the target, which must remain within the spell's range. When the spell ends, the target floats gently to the ground if it is still aloft.

Giant Wolf Spider Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in

this way.Smaller than a giant spider, a giant wolf spider hunts prey across open ground or hides in a burrow or crevice, or in a hidden cavity beneath debris.

Reverse Gravity Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

This spell reverses gravity in a 50-foot-radius, 100- foot high cylinder centered on a point within range. All creatures and objects that aren't somehow anchored to the ground in the area fall upward

ceiling) is encountered in this fall, falling objects and creatures strike it just as they would during a normal downward fall. If an object or creature reaches the top of the area without striking

Bloat

spells

vertically 5 feet and remains suspended until the start of your next turn. The target can move only by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall or a ceiling

), which allows it to move as if it were climbing. When the spell ends, the target floats gently to the ground.

Astral Dreadnought Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

resembles a stone cave roughly 1,000 feet in diameter with a ceiling 100 feet high. Like a stomach, it contains the remains of the dreadnought's past meals. The dreadnought can't be harmed from within

damage reduces it to 0 hit points or it is incapacitated, the astral dreadnought swallows it. The swallowed target, along with everything it is wearing and carrying, appears in an unoccupied space on

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.A Vampire’s Lair A vampire chooses a

of the lair seem abnormally gaunt and sometimes move as though alive. A creeping fog clings to the ground within 500 feet of the vampire’s lair. The fog occasionally takes eerie forms, such as

Vampire Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under the vampire’s control. Charm

of the lair seem abnormally gaunt and sometimes move as though alive. A creeping fog clings to the ground within 500 feet of the vampire’s lair. The fog occasionally takes eerie forms, such as

Vampire Spellcaster Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and

then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under the vampire's control. Charm. The vampire targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the

Beholder Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

or take 45 (10d8);{"diceNotation":"10d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Disintegration Ray","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. If this damage reduces the creature to 0 hit points, its body

":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Ray","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target dies if the ray reduces it to 0 hit points. The beholder can take 3 legendary actions

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